Scooped from the depths For some, not quite far enough Others, still too deep So this is one of the greatest things I have ever done!  I'm serious.  None of my Japanese friends have ever seen this.  I had never heard of it.  And I almost passed it up...

Woven Reflection Shadows between the light Cast across the waves Uji is a fascinating place for a number of reasons.  It has a huge history for what is really a small area.  When you usually think of historical cites you think of Paris, London, Kyoto,...

It thrashes and fights To rush back to the current Taken from the stream The sign hanging on the fence outside reads　お茶屋, 'Tea House'.  The small structure hides meekly, across the alley adjacent to the Uji tourist center.  A reservation and...

A lone endeavor Does it know the waves entreat Stone idle in water 一人の努める 波の抗弁が知っているかな 水で石、不動 Halloween has wound itself down to a close and I am once again poised in front of the Pool of Zen. My Fairy...

Fallen out of reach Washed down in the current One stone in many Kawanishi Station is not the most difficult of Japanese terms to decipher. Kawa 川　is river and 西 is West. I think you can put the two together as it were! To get to Kawanishi it...